South Ayrshire

Councillors have taken the unanimous decision to demolish three multi-storey blocks at Riverside Place in Ayr and build a new development on the site. Consultation and engagement with tenants living in the high rise flats saw 210 households participate in a survey which revealed that 111 (51.7%) of

Students restoring the historic Belleisle Park walled garden has become a regular sight after Morrison Construction contributed funding for a new course in partnership with Ayrshire College and South Ayrshire Council, resulting in more than 80 young people gaining qualifications. Ayrshire College st

The Ayrshire Roads Alliance recently welcomed young people from across East and South Ayrshire to learn more about the many careers available within the service.

South Ayrshire Council has taken another important step toward transforming learning in Prestwick and Maybole with the appointment of a contractor to build its new learning campuses. Morgan Sindall has been appointed via hub South West to build both the Prestwick Educational Campus and Maybole Commu

The start of work on the development of a new £7.5 million care home in Doonfoot, South Ayrshire, has been marked by an official sod cutting ceremony on site. The 52-bed facility is being developed by Meallmore and is the nursing care provider’s first care home in the region.

The roads network in South Ayrshire is set to benefit from record levels of investment over the next two years after the local authority pledged a £9.5 million spend in 2019/20.

Principal contracting specialist Linear Design & Construct (LDC) has been appointed to deliver the comprehensive refurbishment of several South Ayrshire Council offices across locations in Ayr and Troon. The design & build project includes extensive works within the council headquarters at c

Three Ayrshire councils and the UK and Scottish governments have agreed a major investment package that will "change the face of Ayrshire". The £251.5 million Ayrshire Growth Deal was signed and sealed, kick-starting a range of projects across the region.

Almost £350 million to be invested over next ten years in an extended programme of capital investment in South Ayrshire. The record-breaking investment will deliver new and improved sports and leisure facilities, state-of-the-art schools, better roads, extend early years provision, and support

Plans to create modern homes in Girvan for the local travelling community are now under way. Seven chalet style bungalows are being built, with the project due to be completed later this year.

A £300 million initiative to create new jobs and transform the Ayrshire region is poised to be officially signed off. The three leaders of East, North and South Ayrshire councils were in London last week to meet politicians and partners from the public and private sector involved in delivering

Construction of a new care home in Ayrshire is to begin in late January 2019 after a contract was awarded to Mactaggart & Mickel. Following a competitive tender, the firm’s contracts division signed a contract with care home provider Meallmore Ltd to build a 52-bed, two storey care home se

South Ayrshire Council is working with partners to deliver approximately 1,000 new affordable homes across the region by 2021. The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) outlines that Scottish Government funding of around £62.5 million for 2019-2023, will be used along with council and priva

South Ayrshire Council has appointed Portakabin to build a proposed new state-of-the-art early years centre in Ayr. If approved, a proposed early years centre would be built in the grounds of the Dalmilling Primary Campus.

The latest new-build school in South Ayrshire took an important step forward last week with the completion of the main structure of the new Queen Margaret Academy in Ayr. This latest success means the state-of-the-art school is well on track for opening its doors in October 2019.